In many ways, Early
Decision (ED) is the most pure
of all college admission programs. It eliminates
all of the "game
playing" that has increasingly
characterized the competitive admission process. An
ED application is encouraged if you know that Dickinson
is your first choice. Following are reasons why ED
is a service to realistic candidates:
- Due to the smaller size of the applicant
pool, you will be evaluated based upon
your own merits rather than in competition
with other applicants.
- The Admissions Committee will take
your very strong interest in the college
into consideration when rendering a decision.
- You will learn early in your college
planning if you have been admitted to
the college.
- If you are not accepted, you may be
reconsidered on an equal basis with regular
applicants for admissions and may ultimately
be admitted. However, the review committee
may deny an application for admission
if it is determined that additional information
from the senior year would not affect
a final decision.
- If you are accepted and file a timely financial-aid
application, you are guaranteed financial aid in
the amount of your demonstrated need. Standard financial-aid
packages are awarded.
- ED candidates submit all information required for
admission as well as the signed Early Decision Agreement
form. Early Decision is a binding commitment and
if admitted, studensts agree to withdraw all other
applications and submit their enrollment deposit
within three weeks of notification. More than 40
percent of the class of 2012 enrolled through the
Early Decision program.
Application Deadlines: November
15 (EDI) or January 15 (EDII)
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Well-qualified applicants can benefit from applying
EA by learning admissions decisions and financial-aid
status early and having extra time to make a decision.
If you choose to apply to Dickinson in EA, note that
it is a
highly selective applicant pool in terms of the caliber,
credentials and the demonstration of fit with Dickinson.
The strongest applicants will be accepted and, for
solid candidates the committee wishes to review in
the context of the full applicant pool, deferral
to Regular Decision is very common.
Application Deadline: December 1
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